Why Heated Rivalry isn't eligible for the Emmys

The meteoric success of Canadian series Heated Rivalry is unlike anything industry watchers have seen in recent years. But it ...

PC players hand Silksong their Game of the Year gong over Expedition 33 as the 2025 Steam Awards winners are announced

The 2025 Steam Awards winners are confirmed by Valve, with Hollow Knight Silksong taking home the grand prize in the ...

2025 has been the pinnacle of weird and interesting videogames, and for me, not a single one can define the year as a whole

I am sure for many, 2025 will go down as the year of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It utterly swept the Game Awards, becoming ...
The Verge

Indie Game Awards retracts Expedition 33 prizes due to generative AI

The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. is a senior reporter ...
Engadget

The Indie Game Awards snatches back two trophies from Clair Obscur over its use of generative AI

The company says it was only for placeholder textures that were later removed, but a few squeezed past the QA process and made their way to the final game and, as such, the internet. The Indie Game ...
IGN

Awards organizer cites ‘hard stance’ on gen AI.

Fresh from receiving the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of two awards from the Indie Game Awards after its use of generative AI hit the ...
PC Gamer

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

2025 has been a rather heated year for genAI and its ever-increasing use in videogames. Most recently, the year's awards darling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards ...
The Escapist

Correction: The Indie Game Awards stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year and awarded it to Blue Prince

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was just stripped of its Game of the Year award from the Indie Game Awards due to AI use. AI has become a super touchy subject in the gaming community. So much so that I ...
Polygon

All the Indie Game Awards 2025 winners, including another Clair Obscur GOTY victory

This year's Indie Game Awards honored a host of independent titles, from Blue Prince to and Roger. Put on by collective Six One Indie, the show shone a spotlight on just how many high-quality indie ...
Comicbook.com

All 12 GOTY Winners at The Game Awards, Ranked

In total, there have been 12 games to take home Game of the Year at The Game Awards since the show began in 2014. These games include some of the most acclaimed titles of all-time, alongside some ...
GameSpot

The Game Awards Gave Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 A Massive Boost

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is having a remarkable second run this month after winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards. It ...
DualShockers

I'm Tired of Horror Always Being Snubbed at The Game Awards

Elena Chapella (She/Her) is a current Writer for DualShockers, formerly an award-winning journalist for local news stations and newspapers in central Indiana. Elena is passionate about writing, ...